The Crafts

Small town school districts got hit hard with snow days this winter. This means school carried over well into June. To date Kate has been soaking up summer for only 15 days so far. The transition has been rough at times but overall life has been pretty great. Chances are high I will jinx myself by writing this but I am a risk taker so I'll say it anyway... Kate and CJ have been playing really well together this summer. (Remember we are only 15 days in, however.) The girls start off most mornings playing on the porch or in the yard with our neighbor. The three of them do really well together. Again, this is probably a big, fat jinx.  Our new neighbor has dubbed our yard as "The Vortex" because since pulling out the patio furniture and hanging a homemade swing from our Ash tree kids from all over randomly show up to play. One afternoon we had six kids running through the grass, taking turns on the swing, blowing bubbles and riding bikes through puddles. It was messy an

Our three girls look a lot alike but when you put their baby pictures side by side the differences are obvious. Kate, Natalie and CJ at seven months old... Kate was stoic and a waif (until she started eating solids), CJ was rambunctious (was?) and Natalie is happy, mild mannered and has more rolls than a baker. We love each and every one of them and their distinctly different personalities.

You know those annoy people who claim to have the cutest baby " in the history of babies" ?   Sometimes I think I'm one of them and then I realize how arrogant that sounds. BUT then I pull pictures off my camera and realize that, yep I am one of those people and I am totally right. My baby is the bomb! (Do people still say that? Bomb? Or is that like taboo and stuff because of the insane terrorist-type crazies? I just ruined this sweet blog post by writing that, didn't I?)